Photograph of the Odessa Brass Band, in uniforms with instruments, sitting on the front porch of a building. Several members are not looking at the camera.

Postcard of a six story shopping center building that has eighteen windows on each story and smaller one story building attached in back. The windows on the both the large part of the building and the small part of the building face streets and meet up on a street corner with a wooden street lamp/phone line pole, with phone lines visible through the middle of the photo, and a one way arrow pointing to the left. The entrance is facing the one way street with a board that reads "Medical Center Hospital," on top of the cement awning that shades the entrance. On the back there is print on the top left that reads: "Odessa's 408-bed Medical Center Center Hospital is a county-owned institution staffed by all of the city's 69 Physicians ans Surgeons. It's a medical center for a wide area of West Texas, and is one of the most modern and finest equipped hospitals in the area."

Postcard of the Odessa College Library, in the center of the beautifully landscape junior college campus in Odessa, Texas. The photo is semi-framed by the tree branches at the top of the photo and distinct cropping of the postcard itself. The print on the top left of the postcard reads: "The Odessa College Library in the center of the beautifully landscape junior, founded in 1946, is considered one of the finest in the State, and allows full accreditation for the student planning to complete his education at a senior institution." The print on the bottom left on the post card reads: "16179-C." The print vertically across the middle reads: Published exclusively by Texas Color Cards, Box 286, Leakey, Texas." The horizontal writing on the bottom in the middle reads: "dp made by Dexter Press, Inc. West Myack, New York." The wring on the right hand side in the middle that is in a font mimicking calligraphy reads: "Post Card." There is a box that is made with a dotted line with the writing "Place Stamp Here" printed inside the box.

Photograph of an aerial view of the El Paso Products Complex located south of Odessa, Texas. Interstate twenty is shown in the background.

Photograph of the Ector County Courthouse on the square surrounded by a fence. Early model automobiles are parked along the perimeter and the caption on the image reads "Ector County Court House Odessa Texas Jack Nolan 03."

Photograph of a mountain in a desert landscape. The caption on the image reads "367 Hazel Mountain in the Davis Mountains near Van Horn Tex. Home of a large rich silver mine. (c) Jack Nolan."

Photograph of a row of storage tanks and derricks. The caption on the image reads "The Famous Landreth Strip Crane County, Texas Jack Nolan Photo."

Photograph of two men standing on either side of an automobile. The caption on the image reads "18 GALLONS OF FIRE WATER GOING TO JAIL FOR BEING CAUGHT IN A FORD COUPE 194 JACK NOLAN."

Photograph of a fire truck in front of a line of men holding hoses which are spouting water towards a field. In the background, houses, a windmill and telephone poles are visible. The caption on the image reads "Odessa Texas Fire Department Photo by Jack Nolan."

Photograph of a well fire engulfing a derrick. Men are seen on the right foreground running towards the camera. The caption on the photograph reads "Skelly-Amarada Univ. No. 1 Ector County Photo taken the instant the well burst into flames - Jack Nolan."

Photograph of an oil field scene in Ector County. Several trucks loaded with pipes are visible on the right foreground. In the background, on the left, is a series of storage tanks and in the center background, two derricks are visible. The caption on the image reads "Oil Field in Ector County Photo by Jack Nolan Odessa, Tex."

Copy print of two early automobiles inside garage. Two men sit in the center of the central vehicle while another man stands immediately behind it. A fourth man is visible next to another vehicle in the background on the right side.

Copy Print of large group of people outside a building.The wooden building has a small porch with a sign that reads: "Porter Hotel". The group includes: men, women, and children. They all hold slices of water melon.

Photograph of a drilling rig with a hill in the background and several trees in the forefront of the picture.

Photograph of a modern drilling rig with mid-century automobiles visible in the bottom right corner.

Photograph of a desert landscape, consisting of sand dunes. A barren tree stands to the left of the image.

Postcard looking south on Canal Street in Carlsbad, New Mexico. There are a number of buildings with southwestern style architecture on both sides of the road and cars driving in the street.

Postcard of an in color picture of the Midland County Courthouse. This a rectangular building with pillars enclosing it, above the entrance it says " Midland County Courthouse." The print on the back top left side reads: "Midland County Court House Midland, Texas. Midland is located halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on U.S. 80 Highway (the Broadway of America) and served by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The City's name derives from the midway location. Established in 1885, Midland has been almost from the very beginning one of West Texas' leading and most progressive communities. Color photo by F. J. Schaaf."

Postcard of a color photograph of a United States post Office in Midland Texas. The post office is a red bricked rectangular building with thick white brick line going horizontally across the bottom and top paralell to each other with two big windows on the side that's shorter and four big windows on the entrance side that has the longer length.

Postcard of Odessa city hall building with a car in the parking lot to the right of the building and an entrance under the Odessa City Hall sign on the side of the building facing the street to the left. The print on the back left side reads: "City Hall. Odessa, Texas. Odessa has been one of the fastest growth cities in Texas but its growth followed a planned, systematic pattern that has resulted in wide streets, beautiful parks and recreation areas and comfortable residential neighborhoods. In addition, the city has been chosen the Nation's Cleanest City in its population category for three straight years! Color photo by Franklin E. Schaaf. [copy write symbol] 1969 Schaaf Post card Co." The print down the Middle of the back of the postcard reads: "Published by Schaaf Post Card Co., Alamogordo, New Mexico."

Reprint photograph of the business section of Odessa, Texas looking north from the corner of First Street and Grant Avenue. Buildings with various business signs line both sides of the road and early-model automobiles are parked along both sides of the street. The caption under the image reads "Business Section, Odessa, Texas."

Photograph of the base of a wooden derrick with a bull and calf wheel visible. A small boy in a cap stands next to a wheel.

Photograph of a modern drilling rig, below the rig there is a building as well as a tank in front.

Photograph of a pum jack on a small hill. Vegetation is in the foreground.